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Kızılcık

Kızılcık /kɯzɯɫˈdʒɯk/ ASCII Kizilcik

“cornelian cherry”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
K
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Kızılcık?

Kızılcık

IPA /kɯzɯɫˈdʒɯk/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Kızılcık mean?

Kızılcık is the cornelian cherry (Cornus mas), a tree that flowers before it leafs, and its red, tart fruit, which ripens in autumn and is made into jam and sherbet. According to Nişanyan the word derives from kızıl ‘red’ with the suffix +çUk. Many provinces have villages called Kızılcık.1

Kızılcık is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Kızılcık made of?

Kızılcık is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: kızıl (red) + -cık (diminutive suffix).

Kızılcık + root kızıl red TURKIC kızılcık “cornelian cherry (Cornusmas)” suffix -cık diminutive suffix Kızılcık kızıl root red kızılcık TURKIC “cornelian cherry (Cornus mas)” -cık suffix diminutive suffix
Kızılcık: parts and root words
  • kızılcık Turkic — cornelian cherry (Cornus mas)1

How was the name Kızılcık formed?

Kızılcık was formed by adding the suffix -cık (“diminutive suffix”) to kızıl (“red”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Kızılcık?

Kızılcık Kızıl Kızılkaya Kızılay Kızıldağ Kızıltaş Kızıltuğ Kızıltepe Kızıltunç Kızılca Kızılcan Kızıldemir Kızıldoğan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kızıl same root – –
02 Kızılkaya same root – –
03 Kızılay same root – –
04 Kızıldağ same root – –
05 Kızıltaş same root – –
06 Kızıltuğ same root – –
07 Kızıltepe same root – –
08 Kızıltunç same root – –
09 Kızılca same root – –
10 Kızılcan same root – –
11 Kızıldemir same root – –
12 Kızıldoğan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kızılcık?

  1. Recep Kızılcık statesperson 1967–2014
  2. Nurcan Kızılcık researcher

People surnamed Kızılcık as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

How is Kızılcık written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Kizilcik.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kızılcık accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kızılcık accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kızılcık

Q1

What does the surname Kızılcık mean?

Kızılcık is the cornelian cherry (Cornus mas), a tree that flowers before it leafs, and its red, tart fruit, which ripens in autumn and is made into jam and sherbet. According to Nişanyan the word derives from kızıl ‘red’ with the suffix +çUk. Many provinces have villages called Kızılcık.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kızılcık?

The root word of Kızılcık is kızılcık (Turkic): “cornelian cherry (Cornus mas)”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kızılcık?

Kı·zıl·cık, 3 syllables; IPA: /kɯzɯɫˈdʒɯk/.